To qualify for the free training course, students also have to pass the VZAP Competency Test with a sub-minimum of 65%. The competency test costs a small fee to take and evaluates prospective students\u2019 thinking skills and levels of logic, concentration, and comprehension.<\/p>\n
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According to Stuart Fripp, Senior Developer and Trainer at VZAP, by taking the test, students also get a clear idea of whether the programming course is for them. For example, some students might be more interested in web design, rather than hardcore system coding, and will realise after taking the test that this course is not for them.<\/p>\n
What the training course entails<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The VZAP Java programming course is designed to teach anyone with the interest and logic to do so, how to programme.<\/p>\n
Students who are selected for the programme are taught the core concepts and principles of programming in Java using object-oriented analysis and design methodologies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe take students from a point where they don\u2019t know how to programme all the way through to being able to develop a system,\u201d said Fripp.<\/p>\n
The course consists of 6 modules, full-time, presented over a 25-week period.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur students work 7 and a half hours in class and then get about 3 hours of homework, and they write weekly tests. So, it\u2019s really hard work, and you really need the passion and the drive to be able to pull through,\u201d said Fripp.<\/p>\n
In Modules 1-4, students learn all the different programming techniques, and in Module 5 they have a system project, where they put the theory into practice.<\/p>\n
In Module 5, which is stretched out over a 6-7-week period, students also must work in a team, just as they would in a real-world scenario. Then, at the end of this module, companies are invited to watch students present their work.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe differentiating factors<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What sets VZAP-certified graduates apart from their peers is that they are trained in hardcore programming \u2013 unlike many other institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cToo many guys are coming out of the universities with multiple programming languages, and they might\u2019ve done some really cool programming, but when it comes down to the real nitty gritty, hard-core, enterprise side, the guys are battling,\u201d said Fripp.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen that rubber hits the road, you need to know how to resolve the problem and how to go about doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n
VZAP also teaches life skills and equip students for interviews as many of their students have never been for an interview before.<\/p>\n
Getting placed<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Getting into the industry is the hardest part for prospective programmers, which is why VZAP have incorporated the compulsory 2 years of in-service training.<\/p>\n
Students benefit by being placed with a company for 2 years as they receive a monthly salary and valuable experience. There is also the possibility of being employed permanently after that period, should the involved company choose to make the student an offer.<\/p>\n
VZAP\u2019s success rate for placing employees with companies is also very high, with their most recent course seeing a placing rate of 100%.<\/p>\n
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